William Tyrrell
The case of a three-year-old boy who vanished while in state care.
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Tyrrell foster parents learn their fate
William Tyrrell’s foster parents now have criminal records after intimidating a child who is not William.
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Tyrrell foster parents learn their fate
William Tyrrell’s foster parents now have criminal records after intimidating a child who is not William.
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Tyrrell foster parents learn their fate
William Tyrrell’s foster parents now have criminal records after intimidating a child who is not William.
NewsWire
Foster family guilty of intimidating child
William Tyrrell’s foster parents have learnt their fate over allegations they assaulted and intimidated a different child.
Nation
Tyrrell foster parents learn fate over assault, intimidation charges
The charges against the foster parents of William Tyrrell – who has been missing since 2014 – arose from 1000 hours of secretly recorded audio captured by police surveillance devices.
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Foster family guilty of intimidating child
William Tyrrell’s foster parents have learnt their fate over allegations they assaulted and intimidated a different child.
NewsWire
Fresh twist in Tyrrell mystery
The inquest into the disappearance of William Tyrrell will be pushed back until the end of this year as prosecutors weigh up possible charges, a court was told.
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Fresh twist in Tyrrell mystery
The inquest into the disappearance of William Tyrrell will be pushed back until the end of this year as prosecutors weigh up possible charges, a court was told.
NewsWire
New claim about William’s foster parents
The foster parents of missing toddler William Tyrrell have made a new claim in court as they fight allegations of assaulting and intimidating a different child.
NewsWire
Tyrrell foster dad’s big court win
William Tyrrell’s foster father has been cleared of lying during a secretive hearing about whether he knew his wife had struck a child in their care.
NewsWire
New theory about William revealed
William Tyrrell’s foster mother was questioned during a NSW Crime Commission hearing whether the toddler toppled from a balcony, a court has been told.
NewsWire
Ex-Tyrrell suspect accused of sexual touching
A former suspect in the William Tyrrell investigation has been charged with allegedly sexually touching an autistic man, a court heard.
NewsWire
Bombshell call on Tyrrell charges
An inquest into the disappearance of William Tyrrell will resume next year as the Coroner’s Court heard prosecutors were weighing up whether to lay charges against his foster mum.
Breaking News
Tyrell foster father gave false evidence: cops
Police allege the former foster father of missing child William Tyrell gave false or misleading evidence in court.
NewsWire
‘Never give up’: Tragic anniversary marked
Australians have recommitted themselves to finding justice in the disappearance of William Tyrrell as a heartbreaking anniversary is reached.
NewsWire
Tragic moment in Tyrrell foster parent tapes
William Tyrrell’s foster parents are battling assault and intimidation allegations relating to a young child, with covert police recordings from their home aired in court.
NewsWire
Tyrrell foster mum’s ‘putrid’ barb: court
William Tyrrell’s foster mother scolded a child in her care because their clothes smelled “putrid” but refused to do their washing, a court has heard.
NewsWire
‘So scared’: New claim on Tyrrell’s foster dad
A child said they were ‘so scared’ when William Tyrrell’s foster father put his hands around their neck, a court has heard.
Nation
Moment Tyrrell’s foster mother kicked child caught on tape
The moment William Tyrrell’s foster mother kicked and threatened to ‘slap’ a young child has been played in court as part of a series of secret police recordings.
NewsWire
‘F***ed up’: Tyrrell’s foster mum’s secret police rant
William Tyrrell’s foster mum was caught on secret police recordings complaining that detectives had “f***ed up” the investigation into the missing toddler.
NewsWire
Tyrrell foster parents’ secret tapes revealed
Secret recordings made by police of William Tyrrell’s foster parents have played in court, including the moment a different child was smacked with a wooden spoon.
Nation
Tyrrell foster parents’ secret tapes played in court
William Tyrrell’s foster parents were caught on secret police recordings having a series of heated arguments with a child, a court has heard.
Nation
‘Smack’ tape linked to Tyrrell case
William Tyrrell’s foster mother has pleaded guilty to assaulting a child but will fight other charges, a court has been told.
NewsWire
‘Smack’: Tyrrell foster mum tape in court
William Tyrrell’s foster mother has pleaded guilty to assaulting a child - who is not William.
National Breaking News
Father’s Day appeal for William Tyrrell
On the eve of Father’s Day, the former foster parents of missing William Tyrrell have issued a desperate plea for information on the toddler’s whereabouts.
NewsWire
Update for William Tyrrell’s foster parents
There has been an update in the legal battle of the foster parents of William Tyrrell, who were charged by police after they were overheard on a listening device.
NewsWire
Ex-Tyrrell suspect’s $1.8m court win
A one-time William Tyrrell suspect has had a big court win against the state after it was found he was the subject of malicious prosecution.
Nation
Tyrrell suspect awarded $1.5m in damages
The state has failed to overturn a judgment that found Bill Spedding was the subject of NSW’s most brutal case of malicious prosecution.
Inquirer
Still looking for William: search presses home
Nine years on, police now theorise that three-year-old William Tyrrell died by accident or misadventure.
NewsWire
Moment Tyrrell case took sharp turn
The investigation into missing boy William Tyrrell’s disappearance has taken a series of twists and turns in recent years – but still there are no answers.
Nation
I didn’t do it: Tyrrell’s foster mum insists she’s innocent
William Tyrrell’s foster mother has again insisted that she ‘had nothing to do with his disappearance’ amid speculation that police are preparing to lay charges.
NewsWire
Tyrrell’s foster mum breaks silence
The foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has broken her silence after it was revealed police were considering charging her over the boy’s disappearance.
NewsWire
What happens next in William Tyrrell case
Reports have emerged that police have uncovered new details that could lead to a person being charged over the missing boy’s disappearance.
Nation
Police recommend charges for Tyrrell’s foster mum
Detectives believe there is enough evidence to charge William Tyrrell’s foster mother, in the biggest step in the nine-year case.
Nation
Tyrrell bombshell: Charges recommended against foster mother
Police are moving forward with their investigation into the disappearance of three-year-old William Tyrrell and are considering charges.
NewsWire
Major update in William’s disappearance
Police are moving forward with their investigation into the disappearance of three-year-old William Tyrrell and are considering charges.
Nation
Tyrrell foster dad’s trial on lying claims pushed back
William Tyrrell’s foster father’s trial on charges of lying to the NSW Crime Commission is delayed until the end of the year while he fights separate assault allegations.
NewsWire
Update in Tyrrell foster dad’s case
William Tyrrell’s foster father won’t face court over a charge of lying to the NSW Crime Commission until the end of the year for this reason.
Nation
Police to pay Tyrrell suspect $1.5m
Former washing machine repairman Bill Spedding, one of the first suspects in the William Tyrrell case, has successfully sued NSW Police for malicious prosecution.
Nation
Tyrrell foster parents to face trial over fraud charges
The foster parents of William Tyrrell will face trial next year for allegedly obtaining financial advantage by deception.
NewsWire
Tyrrell foster parents charged over auction
The foster parents of William Tyrrell will face a one-day hearing after police allege they had someone make fake bids on their Sydney property at auction.
Nation
Police blasted over Tyrrell charge
William Tyrrell’s foster mother has been found not guilty of giving false evidence to the NSW Crime Commission after a judge ruled she had been questioned under extreme stress.
NewsWire
Bombshell new detail on Tyrrell search
William Tyrrell’s foster mother was the focus of police inquiries and they believed she’d dumped his body in bushland, a senior detective revealed in court.
NewsWire
Tyrrell foster mum’s message for cops
William Tyrrell’s foster mother has broken her silence after being acquitted of lying to the NSW Crime Commission, issuing a plea to the police.
Nation
‘She knows where he’s buried’
A senior detective has claimed William Tyrrell’s foster mother knows where the three-year-old’s body is buried.
NewsWire
Bombshell on Tyrrell foster mum: court
A senior detective in the William Tyrrell investigation has told a court he believes the missing boy’s foster mother knows where the child is buried.
Nation
Tyrrell foster parents will deny auction fraud
The foster parents of missing boy William Tyrrell will plead not guilty to fraud charges in court, after being accused of orchestrating a ‘dummy bid’ at auction.
Nation
Tyrrell’s mother on assault charges
The biological mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has been charged with two domestic violence offences after allegedly hitting a man she is in a relationship with at a bus stop.
Nation
Police reveal update in Tyrrell search
NSW Police have provided an update on their investigation into the case of missing boy William Tyrrell, who vanished eight years ago.
NewsWire
Police reveal update in Tyrrell search
NSW Police have provided an update on their investigation into the case of missing boy William Tyrrell, who vanished eight years ago.
Nation
Fraud allegations for Tyrrell’s foster parents
William Tyrrell’s foster parents have been slapped with fresh criminal charges after they allegedly orchestrated a third party to place a dummy bid at an auction.
Nation
Ex-Tyrrell suspect charged by police
A former Tasmanian priest who was a person of interest in the William Tyrrell case has been charged with aggravated sexual touching of a ’vulnerable member of the community’.
Nation
Tyrrell’s foster mum ‘hit child with spoon’
Police will allege William Tyrrell’s foster mother subjected a child to an ‘ongoing pattern of violence’.
NewsWire
Tyrrell foster mum accused of kicking girl
Details have been revealed in court surrounding the alleged assault of a child in the care of William Tyrrell’s foster mother.
Nation
Shock abuse claims in Tyrrell case
Police will allege in court the foster mother of missing William Tyrrell kicked a child and suggested if the child was to defecate on the floor, she would rub the child’s face in it.
Nation
Tyrrell’s foster mother headed to two-day hearing
Police informant to give evidence in case against William’s Tyrrell’s foster mother for giving false or misleading evidence.
NewsWire
Big development in Tyrrell foster mum case
The foster mother of missing toddler William Tyrrell has learnt when she will have the chance to clear her name in court.
Nation
William Tyrrell foster mum’s not guilty plea
The foster mother of the missing toddler has pleaded not guilty to giving false or misleading evidence to the crime commission.
Nation
Court set for foster parents of Tyrrell
Representatives for the foster parents of William Tyrell have faced court today as the next stage of their child assault and stalking charges is determined.
NewsWire
New development for Tyrrell foster parents
There has been a fresh development in the case of William Tyrrell’s foster parents after they were charged with child assault.
NewsWire
I didn’t threaten suspect: Former Tyrrell cop
The former lead detective in the William Tyrrell disappearance has denied he ever threatened to “ruin” a one-time suspect, a court has heard.
NewsWire
Ex-Tyrrell top cop Gary Jubelin takes stand
The former lead detective in the William Tyrrell investigation has entered the witness box in a trial involving an ex-person of interest.
NewsWire
‘We know you did it’: Tyrrell cop denies claim
A detective investigating the William Tyrrell disappearance has denied that a one-time suspect was told “we know you did it” after a marathon interview.
Nation
Delay as Tyrrell foster parents proceed to trial
There have been delays as the foster parents of William Tyrrell face trial on charges of assault, after fresh charges of stalking and intimidation were laid in April.
NewsWire
‘Oversight’: Tyrrell cop’s candid admission
A detective linked to the William Tyrrell case has told a court he never hid information about a former person of interest.
NewsWire
Twist in Tyrrell foster parents case
There has been a fresh development in a court case involving William Tyrrell’s foster parents after the couple was charged with stalking.
NewsWire
Ex-William Tyrrell detective to give evidence
Gary Jubelin is set to give evidence as a former person-of-interest in the William Tyrrell disappearance sues the state of NSW.
NewsWire
William Tyrrell basement claim fake: court
More than five years after William Tyrrell’s disappearance, a fake report led police to a non-existent basement at a former suspect’s home.
Nation
Former Tyrrell suspect sues for malicious prosecution
Bill Spedding revealed the ‘frightening’ details of his ‘wrongful’ 2015 arrest for historical sexual assault charges, which police knew he had been cleared of.
NewsWire
Vile calls to wrong William Tyrrell suspect
Threatening phone calls made to a repairman, wrongly accused of being involved in the abduction of a toddler, have been played in court.
Nation
Tyrrell’s foster mum hit with new charge
The foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has been ordered to face court next month after being hit with a criminal charge.
NewsWire
Tyrrell’s foster mum hit with new charge
The foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has been ordered to face court next month after being hit with a criminal charge.
NewsWire
Tyrrell’s foster mother faces new charges
The foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell will face court later this month after being hit with fresh charges.
Nation
Stalking charges for Tyrrell foster mother
The foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has been charged with two counts of stalking and intimidation by NSW police.
NewsWire
William Tyrrell’s foster father charged
The former foster father of missing boy William Tyrrell has been charged with giving false or misleading evidence.
Nation
Tyrrell’s foster father faces charges
The former foster father of missing toddler William Tyrrell has been charged with giving false or misleading evidence to the NSW Crime Commission.
Nation
Police charge Tyrrell’s foster mother
The foster mother of William Tyrrell, who is being treated as a ‘person of interest’ in his disappearance, will face a fresh charge in a Sydney court today.
NewsWire
New charge against William’s foster mum
The foster mother of missing toddler William Tyrrell is facing a new serious charge not connected to him.
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Tyrrell witness interviews continue
Detectives investigating William Tyrrell’s disappearance are conducting more interviews as they continue to comb through evidence.
Nation
Tyrrell foster parents plead not guilty to assault
Missing toddler’s William Tyrrell’s foster parents have appeared in a Sydney court via videolink, as a magistrate slams ‘relentless’ media attention.
NewsWire
William’s foster parents respond to charges
The foster parents of missing William Tyrrell have entered pleas after being charged with the alleged assault of another child.
NewsWire
Bone found in William Tyrrell search
A bone fragment has been found as the renewed search for William Tyrrell’s remains nears its end after one month in a NSW town.
Nation
Bone found in William Tyrrell search
A bone fragment has been found as the renewed search for William Tyrrell’s remains nears its end after one month in a NSW town.
Nation
Police to call off search for Tyrrell remains
The renewed search for missing toddler William Tyrrell will conclude this week, NSW police say.
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Tyrrell search to end within days
NSW Police have announced they expect the search operation for William Tyrrell to be “completed” within days.
NewsWire
New images of William Tyrrell search
New images have emerged of the search for William Tyrrell as investigators appear to be heading in a particular direction.
Nation
New discovery in William Tyrrell search
Investigators have discovered a red piece of fabric not far from where the boy vanished more than seven years ago as they search for his remains.
NewsWire
New discovery in William Tyrrell search
Investigators have discovered something in a muddy creek bed near Kendall in their desperate search for William Tyrrell’s remains.
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Top cop fires some parting shots
Outgoing NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller sets things straight, including a blunt assessment of the William Tyrrell investigation.
NewsWire
New tactic in William Tyrrell search
NSW firefighters have been spotted with specialised equipment as the search for William Tyrrell takes another turn.
Nation
Police likely to extend William Tyrrell search
The search for the missing boy’s remains has been hampered by ‘consistently atrocious weather’ over the past 11 days.
NewsWire
Cops reveal huge problem with Tyrrell search
Police have revealed the reason the search for missing toddler William Tyrrell will be extended.
Nation
Police divers search dam for Tyrrell remains
Two officers are examining a two-metre deep dam 1km from house formerly owned by William’s foster grandmother.
NewsWire
New images of dive search for William
New images have emerged of police divers searching a dam on a property near where William Tyrrell disappeared.
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Police divers join William Tyrrell search
Police divers have arrived at the Kendall property where William Tyrrell vanished as a search for the missing boy enters its 10th day.
Nation
Police divers scour water tanks at Tyrrell house
The divers are inspecting an underground water tank at the front of the property, and another above ground tank.
Nation
More material found in William Tyrrell search
Police searching bushland have collected three pieces of evidence today in their search for William, bringing the total to 13 over nine days.
Nation
Tyrrell foster parents granted adjournment
William Tyrrell’s foster parents, who cannot be named, will enter a plea on December 7 after being accused of assaulting a child.
NewsWire
New evidence bagged in Tyrrell search
Fresh images have emerged in the desperate search for William Tyrrell’s remains. Here’s the latest on the case.
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New images of William Tyrrell search
Senior police searching for William Tyrrell have unearthed various items during a bush dig for the missing toddler.